Parties prepared to wage war
Political parties in this country claim to be willing to escalate the war on the Islamic State (IS). In response to the Paris tragedy, the ruling Liberals’ foreign affairs spokesman, Michael Aastrup Jensen,…
MoreForeign Minister: We will not be paralyzed by powerlessness
Statement from the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen following the tragic terror attacks in Paris (in English and French): ”The terror that has hit France, is an attack on the entire…
MoreGovernment monitoring Sweden’s border situation
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg (Lib) is monitoring the Sweden-Denmark border situation very closely, she said yesterday. Although the government has declined to copy Sweden, the Minister declined to rule out the possibility of…
MoreSocial Liberals support government as Social Democrats switch sides
The Social Liberals have supported the government’s reluctance to introduce border checks and at the same time distanced themselves from their former coalition partner, the Social Democrats. The centrist party’s integration spokeswoman, Sofie…
MoreSweden pushes for Danish response
Sweden has imposed border controls to encourage asylum seekers to remain in Denmark or Germany, a four-page memo published by the Swedish Migration Agency yesterday reveals. Listing seven reasons for Sweden’s decision to…
MoreExperts: Border controls will lead to more asylum seekers
Temporary closure of Denmark’s borders, in line with Sweden, will lead to even more asylum seekers, experts warned yesterday. They were backed by Justice Minister Søren Pind who claimed that border checks would…
MoreLøkke welcomes EU’s €3bn pledge to Turkey
The EU Commission’s €3bn pledge to Turkey to help the country take care of Syrian refugees was warmly welcomed by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen last night. Speaking after the EU summit in…
MoreEstonia’s President warns of Russian threat
Estonian President Toomas Ilves has urged to Denmark to ‘wake up’ to the Russian threat. During a working visit to Copenhagen, Thursday, the President said when Russian planes buzzed the Danish island of Bornholm during the annual…
MoreThorning-Schmidt stuck in Danish politics after losing out on UN job
Helle Thorning-Schmidt has received no official reason as to why she was overlooked for the job of High Commissioner for Refugees, but acknowledged the UN had shown a ‘certain interest’ for the immigration…
MoreCity Hall boycotts Islamic organisation
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has praised Copenhagen City Hall’s decision to boycott the Islamic Faith Society. After a majority of the City Council voted last night to immediately stop all cooperation with the…
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